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Show 'iaA Scholar learns from experience "" ' bI Art Entertainment" 1981 that ravaged both hemispheres of his brain and left him perma- nently disabled. Nor is it his hard-wo- n relearning of both English and French, as well as his regaining the ability to walk and speak. Nor is it his researching and painstakingly pecking out, with his remaining good hand, seven vol- umes over the past French in seven vears based on the writings Swiss journalist of Marcel Schwob, who chronicled France's notorious Dreyfus Affair. What is amazing is Green's attitude. "I am glad," he says simply, "that 1 had this experience." Green retires from the university this month after gaining an almost legendary status in the lives of his fellow faculty members and former students. for A popular professor known his translations and sprightly dra- matic interpretations --s mm w- - "I am glad that had I this experience." John A. Green French playwright Moliere, Green was hospitalized in 1981 with head injuries folio v .ig a freak accident on a handball court. The next day, while still in the hospital, the stroke hit the relatively young Green with cataclysmic force. When he regained consciousness, Green says, he could remember only his name, his wife Michele and the names of five of his nine his children. Everything else Ph.D. education, his grasp of seven languages, his motor skills, his life was erased. and experiences "Seven doctors declared it a mystery. All my languages, including English, disappeared, leaving me for a year and a half without a language," recalls Green. He speaks haltingly now, often pulling the words to the surface with difficulty. But the energy that marked his previous career and that sustained him through rebuilding it still shines in his eyes. Gary Lambert, Green's colleague and former department chair, remembers the dark days following the stroke. "It was such a tragedy, because now the man for whom language had been his joy and his profession was without any way to communicate, other than with body language," says Iambert. "It almost seemed like the theater of the a bitter piece of irony." absurd But Green's recovery, l,ambert savs, has amazed and inspired Maestro Joseph Silverstein will his baton and bow for the Utah Symphony's classical performance Friday and Saturday, at 8 p.m. in Symphony Hall. Maestro Silverstein will conduct the orchestra's performance of Schumann's Overture to the Opera, "Genoveva," and Stravinsky's Ballet in Four Tableaux. Trading in his baton for his bow, Silverstein will solo in Bruch's "Scottish Fantasy for Violin with Orchestra and Harp," under the direction of Associate Conductor Kirk Muspratt. An internationally acclaimed conductor and violinist, Joseph Silverstein has been music director of the Utah Symphony since 1983. He began his violin studies with his father, Bernard, who was a public school music teacher near their home in Detroit. Joseph Gingold, Mischa Mischakoff and Efrem were some of the teachers that provided him with his formal training at the Curtis Institute of Music of Philadelphia. Subsequently Silverstein held positions with the Houston, Philadelphia and Denver Symphony before joining the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1955. His tenured association with the Boston Symphony began with being part of the violin section for seven years. In 1961, he became concertmaster and then assistant conductor in 1971. He held both of these positions until coming to the Utah Symphony. Silverstein has conducted and soloed for more than 100 orchestras in the United States, Japan, Israel and Europe. His awards for major international competitions include a Silver Medal for the Queen Elizabeth of Belgium Competition in 1959 and he has won the Walter W. Naumberg Award. He is currently Music Director of the Chautauqua Institute. He has been a member of the faculties at Yale and Boston Universities and at the Tanglewood Music Center. Silverstein has recorded extensively with numerous top recording organizations. His recording of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" with , T Green has a simpler explanation. two choices," he recalls. "I could sit around the house doing nothing, or I could make myself busy. The latter part I opted to do." It was a long, difficult road back. To regain his mastery of French, Green tried attending the beginning French courses at BYU. "But they were too hard, so I dropped out and made do by reading and reading and reading. 1 am more or less a Ph.D. now," he says with a smile. "Of all my friends, only a few stayed with me. All the rest are gone," he says, noting, "It's because I don't speak so well." But that experience, along with all the other challenges, has not embittered him. "It's such a short time," he says of this life. "So short. So short." Not surprisingly, the very characteristics that the stroke left behind sustained him during his struggle: his sense of self, his love for his wife and his family, plus a regained faith in God. "I understand better than I did before," he adds. "Before this happened, I was the main one in our family. My wife took a second-plac- e role, and it "I had selected favorites on the October 13 program include "Precious Lord Take My Hand," "Overture to "There's No Business Like Show Business," and music from "The Phanton of the Opera." Also included is an organ solo by Clay Christiansen. "This is a special program for families in the community," said Robert C. Bowden, director of the Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus. "That's why we are presenting such a variety of music." "What we're trying to do is get through to every member of the audience and every member of the family. I want each person to walk out of the concert saying they heard something they liked," said the by and the Can-dide- ," The concert is free to the public, and though admission to concerts is normally limited to those eight years of age and older, this "Family Night" performance will be open to. all ages. Seating will be on a general admission basis, with doors opening at 7 p.m. The concert will feataure a wide variety of music, including hymns, anthems, classical popular and standard popular selections. Zim-bali- i ' Photo courtesy of BYU After a stroke erased John A. Green's memory of languages, he relearned English and French and became an expert in his field. would have gone on that way," he explains. "Now it is reversed, and it is good. I have lost nothing in it, and she has opened up marvelous-ly.- " also likely made him the world's foremost authority on the life and writings of Marcel Schwob. He leaves the university having accomplished a body of work that would please any scholar. "I have a lot of talent," he admits, speaking in the present, not the past tense. His efforts have not gone unnoticed in his profession and on campus. A National Endowment for the Humanities grant aided his research on Schwob, and BYU has honored him with the David 0. McKay Award from the Department of Humanities and the BYU-SBrigham Award. Green was the guest of honor at a retirement banquet Sept. 26 hosted by the Department of French and Italian and the university. Lambert agrees that Green's stroke has had some positive results. "Before the stroke, John could be caustic, even critical, and was very strong-willeand he is now just the opposite," says Lambert. "I have been touched by his childlike sincerity and humility. "Before, he would have certainly been in the limelight, but now he has worked for himself rather than for any particular glory and has proven that there is another side to himself," says Lambert. "He has set a new standard, not just for himself but for everyone else to follow." d, Green's Bowden. Audition planned Auditions for "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" to be staged in December will be Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon at the Vallev Center Playhouse, 780 N. 200 E., T MM Lin-do- Needed are two men. five women and 15 chidlren ages No prepared numbers are necessary. For more information call Wright. Performing before enthusiastic audier.ces in more than 40 concerts each year, the Mormon Youth Nightly thru Thurs. 7:00 "6-318- I w Admission 7:00 & 9 pm , Adults00 Children! 50 Nightly 9:00 20 South Main gJ-i!:l,'H.ll.l!MJ.U- 03 I u t ARE SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT PASSES f OR THESE FILMS. THE ACCEPTANCE OF GROUP ACTIVITY DISCOUNT TICKETS WILL r POST LIMITED TO SHIRLEY MACLAINE CARDS FROM THE EDGE (5:15)7:30 9:45 (R) 309 f 1300 fc SOUTH-ORE- .a m M FUNNY ABOUT LOVE SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT (PG-13(4:45) 7:15 9 45 ) HARDWARE (R) (5:30) 7:30 9:30 REPOSSESSED (PG-13(5:30) 7:159:15 f BLUE HEAVEN (4 30) 9 ) j 30 S ) MEN AT WORK ) 7 00 175 NO 2ND WEST gfj AND explosive: $) Klll Kl A GoodFflliis G $ -- PROVO "BIG, RICH. POWERFUL li'( f .Ktt-- I )l Mr in tv- M.tU.t. Sii""'" R Admission $ I Pleosont Giove w , 7 BILX COSBY PRETTY WOMAN (R) 12:10 2:30 4:45 7:15 9:45 THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (PG) 1 40 4:20 7 20 10 00 1 BIRD Twin ii in I HARD 2 (R) 45 4 30 7 00 9 30 ON A WIRE 7 35 9:50 " if r SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT (PG-13- ) (4:15) 7:00 9:45 BACK TO THE FUTURE III (PG) 12:05 2:20 4 40 7:05 9:35 9:00 SHOWN NIGHTLY AT 7:00 SAT. MATINEE: 3:00 & 5:00 & HARRISON FORD PRESUMED INNOCENT (4:30)7:00 9 45 QUICK CHANGE (R) 20 3 20 5 20 9 20 9:15 (R! THE FRESHMAN (PG) 12:30 2 40 4:50 7:30 9 35 C4Li!i IIW,YT L4iJWI.'''JB Will I !j (R) DOLPH LUNDGREN "I COME IN PEACE (R) (5:30) 7:30 9 30 DELTA FORCE 2 (R) 12 35 2 50 5 00 7:10 9 25 vv BE SHOWS BEFORE 6:00 PM ji 2424 N. University Pkwy., mi $ t 1 GOOD FELLAS AND FUNNY ABOUT LOVE DIE 7:00 Sat. Mat. 3. 5 (PG) Uf ATTENTION g 1 U (PARENTHESIS) i ($1 ALL SEATS ALL SHOWS) 7:00 9:15 Sat. Mat. mm. 4 57th AMMIUCDCADV 3 WEEK CELEBRATION (PG-1- FS H 4 4 iMkWCT MMMMHHMWHin IN ' tm-- Dick Tracy OGREMLINS 2 ALL SEATS PRETTY WOMAN (PG-1- Jetsons 0 iAUL SHOWS Q Wfisn 1 GHOST DAD BARGAIN PHICE 750 8 sraihamtira Nightly 7:00 120 West Mom American Fork MM HAS Main, Springville DIEHARD2-9:oo- (R) - J Showtime 7 & 9 P.M. Adults $" Children $1 CLOSED SUNDAY SEPARATE EMISSIONS So. GREMLINS 2 I II - 300-voi- Q 254 Panoti c Jungle Book (Young Guns rHvr 100-pie- er." "The concert will be a wonderful opportunity for families to unite and enjoy music for all ages," said Uuh Ave.. w Symphony and Chorus have delighted Utah, national and international audiences for more than two decades. The symphony orchestra and chorus have gained national and international recognition through their television and radio programs, concert tours, and commercial sound recordings. Mon.-Sa- General chairman of the event, Orson Wright, said he looks forward to the concert because "This sort of thing brings families togeth- W. st Villa Theatre persistent research, 8t E MY A which included examining 20 boxes of period French newspapers, has Mon.-Sa- the Boston Symphony Orchestra won a Grammy nomination. He continues to travel internationally for guest conducting and soloist appearances. Most recently, he performed with the creme de la creme of chamber musicians in three chamber concerts presented in Rome. Tickets from $10 to $29 are available at the Utah Symphony Box Office, at 123 W. South Temple. Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and one hour prior to performances. For more information or to place phone orders, call the box Office at (6683.). The Box Office telephone service is available Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. hold ," Youth symphony to perform Bringing families together is focus of a special performance The Mormon Youth Symphony Chorus Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. in Tabernacle on Temple Square. -- d, 19th-centu- of iih everyone who knows him. "Once he recognized there wasn't going to riwiniiiiiiujpi be any change in his condition, John accepted it with a positive attitude," he says. 'Tor the past seven years, John has been at his office every day, usually arriving before the rest of the faculty and not leaving until after five," says Lambert, who several years ago helped Green both buy and master the intricacies of a word processor. "Only his enthusiasm for BYU sports will tempt him away from his desk." His determination is largely since disability insurance guaranteed him an income after the stroke. "Sure, he could have sat on his disability. But John is a man of energy and determination, a competitor," says Lambert. "Those traits didn't die when he had the stroke." The most amazing attribute of Brigham Young University French professor John A. Green is not his surviving a catastrophic stroke in Silverstein will solo JETSONS THE MOVIE (G) 1:30 3'30 5 30 THE JUNGLE BOOK (G) n 7:00 S IVwataamtnahABiriet mbtckl. THE WITCHES (PG) (5:00) 9:00 ? Introducing The"! Can't Wait toEscape"Rate. RATING GUIDE FOR FAMILIES G: "General Audience." A film most parents would find suitable for the entire family. PG: "Parental Guidance Suggested." Parents are cautioned thev would probably consider some material unsuitable for children. Parents are urged to inquire about the film before deciding on a child's attendance. PG-1"Parental Guidance Suggested for Those Under 13." Parents are warned that some material is likely to be unsuitable for These films are often too intense or suggestive for youngsters to view. R: "Restricted." Film contains adult-typmaterial and those under 18 are not admitted unless thev are in the company of a parent or adult guardian. Motion Picture Assoc", of America Li 3: e .iy lvC(C"V ) J Jij. g 9i Tfr jnftSS i I V J1 l'lm SwP'tr I ALL tSAHuAlN ht NARROW MAHGAIN 7 30 9 40 Sal & Sun MATINEES CHECK PACIFIC HEIGHTS 7 10 9 30 Sal & R b 30 TIMES BELOW n't Passes (Ri No Sun 2 30 'U- - 4 40 ROM "CLASSY, CRACKLING SUSPENSE." Ptiei liovtiv ROLLING I I JSSL "FLATL1NERS" (R) 7:20 9 50 Sal & Sun 2 00 4 30 f if-Jt- 30 3 30 E BEFORE mo pm daily at selected theatrcs IUVWJ jjUl"""' rtJJ GHOST (PG-13- ) 7 00 9:30 Sat & Sun 1 40 4 1 5 SHOWS FROM J Freedom err-; f iT to'" 3 1 K1 1 959 South 70U Last 274-662- 2 I iIM J pi r T'1 I Daily in Dolby Stereo 7:10 9:30 No Covets after bPM. 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